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All television episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as the anti- hero Edmund Blackadder, and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody, Baldrick. Each series was set in a different historical period, with the two protagonists accompanied by different characters, though several reappear in one series or another, for example Melchett (Stephen Fry) and Lord Flashheart (Rik Mayall). The first series, The Black Adder, was written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson, while subsequent episodes were written by Curtis and Ben Elton. The shows were produced by John Lloyd. In 2. 00. 0, the fourth series, Blackadder Goes Forth, ranked at 1. Also in the 2. 00.

TV poll to find . It was also ranked as the 2. TV show of all time by Empire magazine. It is implied in each series that the Blackadder character is a descendant of the previous one (the end theme lyrics of series 2, episode . However, each Blackadder remains a cynical, cowardly opportunist, maintaining and increasing his own status and fortunes, regardless of his surroundings. The life of each Blackadder is also entwined with his servant, each from the Baldrick family line (played by Tony Robinson).

Each generation acts as the dogsbody to his respective Blackadder. They decrease in intelligence (and in personal- hygiene standards) as their masters' intellect increases. Each Blackadder and Baldrick is also saddled with tolerating the presence of a dim- witted aristocrat. This role was taken in the first two series by Lord Percy Percy, played by Tim Mc. Innerny; with Hugh Laurie playing the role in the third and fourth series, as Prince George, Prince Regent; and Lieutenant George, respectively. Each series was set in a different period of British history, beginning in 1.

The first series, made in 1. The Black Adder and was set in the fictional reign of . The second series, Blackadder II (1. Elizabeth I. Blackadder the Third (1.

George III, and Blackadder Goes Forth (1. Great War. Series and specials. It originally aired on BBC1 from 1. June 1. 98. 3 to 2. July 1. 98. 3, and was a joint production with the Australian Seven Network. Set in 1. 48. 5 at the end of the British Middle Ages, the series is written as an alternative history in which King Richard III won the Battle of Bosworth Field only to be mistaken for someone else and murdered, and is succeeded by Richard IV (Brian Blessed), one of the Princes in the Tower.

The series follows the exploits of Richard IV's unfavoured second son Edmund, the Duke of Edinburgh (who calls himself . Along with the secret history, many historical events portrayed in the series were anachronistic (for example, the last Crusade to the Holy Land ended in 1. Blackadders. The filming of the series was highly ambitious, with a large cast and much location shooting.

The series also featured Shakespearean dialogue, often adapted for comic effect; the end credits featured the words . The principal character is Edmund, Lord Blackadder, the great- grandson of the original Black Adder. During the series, he regularly deals with the Queen, her obsequious Lord Chamberlain.

Lord Melchett (Stephen Fry)—his rival—and the Queen's demented former nanny Nursie (Patsy Byrne). Following the BBC's request for improvements (and a severe budget reduction), several changes were made. The second series was the first to establish the familiar Blackadder character: cunning, shrewd, and witty, in sharp contrast to the first series' bumbling Prince Edmund. To make the show more cost- effective, it was also shot with virtually no outdoor scenes (the first series was shot largely on location) and several frequently used indoor sets, such as the Queen's throne room and Blackadder's front room.

A quote from this series ranked number three in a list of the top 2. Watch The War Dailymotion. Brain has long since departed, hasn't he, Percy? In the series, Edmund Blackadder Esquire is the butler to the Prince Regent, the Prince of Wales (the prince is played by Hugh Laurie as a complete fop and idiot).

Despite Edmund's respected intelligence and abilities, he has no personal fortune to speak of, apart from his frequently- fluctuating wage packet (as well, it seems, from stealing and selling off the Prince's socks) from the Prince: . The series features Dr.

Samuel Johnson (Robbie Coltrane), William Pitt the Younger (Simon Osborne), the French Revolution (featuring Chris Barrie, Nigel Planer and Tim Mc. Innerny as the Scarlet Pimpernel), over- the- top theatrical actors, a squirrel- hating cross- dressinghighwayman (Miranda Richardson), and a duel with the Duke of Wellington (Stephen Fry). Series 4: Blackadder Goes Forth. Blackadder is joined by his batman. Private S. Baldrick (Tony Robinson) and idealistic Edwardian twit Lieutenant George (Hugh Laurie).

General Melchett (Stephen Fry) rallies his troops from a French ch. For example, Baldrick is reduced to making coffee from mud and cooking rats, while General Melchett hatches a plan for the troops to walk very slowly toward the German lines, because . In a list of the 1. Greatest British Television Programmes, drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2. Blackadder Goes Forth was placed 1. Specials. One notable difference in the pilot, as in many pilots, is the casting. Baldrick is played not by Tony Robinson, but by Philip Fox.

Another significant difference is that the character of Prince Edmund presented in the pilot is much closer to the intelligent, conniving Blackadder of the later series than the snivelling, weak buffoon of the original. Set in the year 1. The 1. 5- minute episode is set in November 1. Civil War. Sir Edmund Blackadder and his servant, Baldrick, are the last two men loyal to the defeated King Charles I of England (played by Stephen Fry, portrayed as a soft- spoken, ineffective, slightly dim character, with the voice and mannerisms of Charles I's namesake, the current Prince of Wales).

However, due to a misunderstanding between Oliver Cromwell (guest- star Warren Clarke) and Baldrick, the king is arrested and sent to the Tower of London. The rest of the episode revolves around Blackadder's attempts to save the king, as well as improve his standing. Blackadder's Christmas Carol. Watch Video Girl Online Hitfix there. In a twist on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Blackadder is the . The Spirit of Christmas shows Blackadder the contrary antics of his ancestors and descendants, and reluctantly informs him that if he turns evil his descendants will enjoy power and fortune, while if he remains the same a future Blackadder will live shamefully subjugated to a future incompetent Baldrick. This remarkable encounter causes him to proclaim, . It is set on the turn of the millennium, and features Lord Blackadder placing a bet with his friends – modern versions of Queenie (Miranda Richardson), Melchett (Stephen Fry), George (Hugh Laurie) and Darling (Tim Mc.

Innerny) – that he has built a working time machine. While this is intended as a clever con trick, the machine, surprisingly, works, sending Blackadder and Baldrick back to the Cretaceous period, where they manage to cause the extinction of the dinosaurs, through the use of Baldrick's best- worst- and- only pair of underpants as a weapon against a hungry T. Finding that Baldrick has forgotten to write dates on the machine's dials, the rest of the film follows their attempts to find their way back to 1. The film includes cameo appearances from Kate Moss and Colin Firth. Chronological order.

Eager to avoid comparisons to the critically acclaimed Fawlty Towers, they proposed the idea of a historical sitcom. The budget for the series was considerable, with much location shooting particularly at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland and the surrounding countryside in February 1.

Atkinson has said about the making of the first series: The first series was odd, it was very extravagant. It cost a million pounds for the six programmes .. It looked great, but it wasn't as consistently funny as we would have liked.